Kevin Dominik KorteMar 6
So, the Dutch government tried to whitewash Amazon's sovereign cloud offering, only to be called out so hard that they had to withdraw the paper.
#digitalsovereignty
https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/05/dutch-govt-pulls-report-dangers-american-cloud-service-criticism
Dutch gov't pulls report on dangers of American cloud service after criticism

The Ministry of Justice and Security removed a report on the risks of Amazon’s “European Sovereign Cloud” service shortly after publishing it. This followed critics saying that the report underestimates the service’s dangers and illustrates the government’s tunnel vision regarding American big tech, the Volkskrant reports.

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@kdkorte "Barbara Kathmann, the chair of the Standing Committee on Digital Affairs, told the Volkskrant that she often hears the SLM referred to as “the Dutch Ministry of Microsoft.”🤣

Part of the difficulty imho is that vast numbers of people never experienced anything else than bigtech. And while they are totally dependent and their life is increasingly shaped by "ICT", historically they didn't actually think it's important. It was always a nuisance to be outsourced, not living part of the org

Mar 6 at 7:17amWeb